Dust mop cleaner



E AUTRY DUST MOP CLEANER Jan. 8., 1952 Filed Feb. 25, 1949 2 Si-lEETS-SHEET l R. m m I @WWA Jan. 8, 1952 E AUTRY 2,581,346

DUST MOP CLEANER Filed Feb. 25, 1949 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 ./l i /aw l /7 INVENTOR. Izzy/622e? za trg Patented Jan. 8, 1952 UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE DUST MOP CLEANER Eugene Autry, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application February 25, 1949, Serial No. 78,419

' i'claims. (ci. 15-91) This invention relates to a novel construction of cleaner or beater for dust mops which may be utilized indoors for beating dirt from a dust mop while disposed in an enclosed space to prevent the dust and dirt from returning to the atmosphere and including a receptacle portion into which the dust and dirt, removed from the mop head, is temporarily deposited and from which the dust and dirt can be readily emptied.

More particularly, it is an aim of the present invention to provide a beater-type dust mop cleaner including a resilient mop support for cooperation with a flexible -beater which is adapted to be manually actuated to provide a combination which will eifectively remove dust and dirt from a mop head.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter become more fully apparent from the following description of the drawings, illustratinga presently preferred embodiment of the invention, and wherein:

Figure l is a horizontal sectional View of the dust mop cleaner taken substantially along a plane as indicated by the line I-I of Figure 2;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of the dust mop cleaner, with the beater thereof removed, taken substantially along a plane as indicated by the line 2--2 of Figure l;

Figure 3 is a iragmentaryside elevational view of a portion of the container of the invention;

Figure 4 is a diametrical sectional view partly in side elevation showin-g the cleaner with the beater applied and with a mop applied thereto with the mop head disposed to be cleaned by the beater;

Figure 5 is an end elevational View of the beater, looking toward the beater head, and

Figure 6 is a side elevational view thereof.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, the dust mop cleaner in its entirety and as illustrated in Figure 4 is designated generally l and includes a container, designated generally 8 composed of a bottom section, designated generally 9 and a top section, designated generally I0.

The container 8 is illustrated as being substantially cylindrical in shape in cross section but it will be readily apparent that this shape thereof is not critical and that the container could be rectangular or of various other shapes. The bottom section S has a substantially at bottom wall Il which is adapted to rest on any suitable supporting surface, not shown, for supporting the cleaner l and also includes a substantially cylindrical upwardly extending side wall l2 having an open top. The side wall I2 is provided with an inwardly bowed annular upper portion I3 and therebeneath and spaced therefrom is provided with an inwardly bowed portion forming an inwardly projecting annular rib I4. A plurality of lugs or brackets I5 are struck out from the internal rib portion I4 of the bottom container section 8 and extend inwardly4 therefrom and are each provided with an aperture I5, as seen in Figure l, for a purpose which will hereinafter become apparent. The wall I2 vabove the annular rib i4 is provided with an upwardly opening notch i? which opens outwardly of the upper edge thereof.

The upper container section Illincludes a cylindrical wall I8 defining the lower portion there- Vof which is inwardly bowed at its lower end to provide an inwardly projecting annular bead i9 adapted to form a detachable snap t engagement with the inwardly bowed upper portion I3 of the bottom section 9 for releasably retaining the upper section i6 thereon. Said upper section Ill is provided with an upwardly extending conical-shaped top portion 2G having an opening 2l at the apex thereof for receiving a sleeve 22 which is suitably secured therein and which is supported thereby substantially axially of the container 8.

Thesleeve 22 provides a 'bushing for reciprocably receiving the lower enlarged portion 23 of an elongated handle having a restricted upper portion 24 which is normally disposed above the container 3. A beater head 25 is mounted on the lower end of the handle portion 23 and is clamped between collars 26. A headed fastening 2l extends centrally ,through the collars 2t and the head 25 and longitudinally into the lower end of the handle portion 23 for attaching the head 25 thereto and so that the handle is disposed substantially perpendicular to the plane ofthe head 25. The head 25 is illustrated as being substantially circular or disk-shaped but may be of any other desired shape and is provided with a plu'- rality of openings 28. The Vhead 25 may 'be formed of any suitable relatively thick material which is relatively flexible or resilient.

A spider-like mop head support, designated generally 29 is mounted in the upper portion of the bottom container section 9 and is normally disposed substantially parallel to the container bottom Il. The support 2Q includes a ring 30 and a plurality cf strap members 3l which are connected thereto and which project radially therefrom. Each of the strap members 3| has its ends turned back upon themselves and secured by a fastening 32 to provide a loop 33 at the inner end of each strap member 3l for engaging the ring 30 and a loop 34 at the opposite, outer end of each strap member 3i which is engaged by a hook 35. Each hook 35 has a shank terminating in a downturned terminal 36 which engages through one of the openings IS for detachably connecting one of said hooks 35 to each of the lugs or brackets l5 so that the spider-like support 29, comprising the ring 30, straps 3l and hooks 35 is detachably supported in the upper portion of the bottom container section 9 by the lugs or brackets l5, as clearly illustrated inV Figure 1. Either the ring 39 or the straps 3iV is of a resilient material or both the ring 30 and straps 3l may be resilient, if desired.

To employ the cleaner 'i for cleaning a mop, designated generally 31 and illustrated in Figure 4, the upper container section il) with the 1 beater is removed from the bottom container section so that the head 3S of the mop 3l' can be positioned on the mop support 29 and with the mop.

handle 39 extending outwardly through the notch l?. The upper container section lll is then reappiied and it will be apparent that it will dos@ the upper end of the notch ll to retain the mop head 38 in position 01.1 the support 29,- The, operator uien clasps the bangle portion 234 t0 im- Plt an 11p and 0WD l'litng. motion, there' to to cause the beater head 25 to be reciprccated in the container 8 and vertically backA and forth toward and away from the mop head 38, said beater head being guided by the sliding engagement of thel handle por-tion 23 in the sleeve 22. The beater head 25 on each down stroke will strike the mop head 3g causing the support 29 to yield downwardly and as the beater head 25 is moved upwardly the support 29 will rebound in an upward direction carrying the mop head 38 with it. The flexibility or elasticity of the beater head 25 will cause it to be swung or slapped against the mop head 3B and if the heater head 25 is reciprocated rapidly, the mop head 39 will be struck as it is moving upwardly on the rebound of the support 29 so that dirt and dust will be readily beaten therefromk and deposited into the bottom portion or the container section 9 from where it can be readily emptied when the upper container section l() and mop. 31 are removed.

Various inodications and changes are contemplated and may obviously be resorted to, without departing from the spirit or scope ofthe. invention as hereinafter dened by the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

l. A dust mop cleaner comprising a container composed of top and bottom detachably connected sections, a resilient, spider-shaped mop head support mounted in the bottom container section, spaced from the container bottom and extending transversely of the container, a beater including an elongated handle extending reciprocably through the top of the container for reciprocating movement longitudinally of the container and toward and away from said support, said beater including a head disposed at the lower end of the handle adapted to strike a mop head mounted on the support between the beater head and mop head support, said spider-shaped mop head support including a ring, a. plurality of straps connected to and extending radially from said ring, and a hook connected to the outer end of each of said straps and to a portion of the container for detachably supporting the mop head support within the container.

2. A dust mop cleaner comprising a container composed of top and bottom detachably connected sections, a resilient, spider-shaped mop head support mounted in the bottom container section, spaced from the container bottom and extending transversely of the container, a beater including an elongated handle extending reciprocably through the top of the container for reciprocating movement longitudinally of the container and toward and' away from said support, said. beater including a head disposed at the low- B1" end of the handle. .adapted to strike a mop head mounted on the support between the beater head and mop headsuppprh said bottom section hayine an upper @des provided with a notch adapted to accommodate a handle 0f the mop had below the ton container section 3- A dust moi- Clean. as in Claim 1, said beater head comprising ciber diSk-Shaped member 11a-vins, a Central portion. Secured. t0. the handle- 4- A mop, heed cleaner Comprising a container. a resilient spider-shaped inernher mounted in the container including a ring, a plurality of straps xed to and projectingv radially from the ring z. and means secured to the outer ends of the straps and connecting the straps to the container to normally support said spider-shaped member within the container and with the parte thereof in extended coplanar positions; a beater head disposed in the container between which and said spider-shaped member a mopy head is adapted to be disposed, and actuating means connected to the. beater head and; projecting from the container and operable to forcibly displace the beater head toward the spider-shaped member.

EUGENE AUTRY.

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